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Towards Next Generation Sodium-ion Batteries for Emerging Economies

As the Ayrton Challenge on Energy Storage gears up, led by the Faraday Institution, we take a look on what has been achieved as part of the first phase of its sodium-ion research project – NEXGENNA.

Professor Pam Thomas, CEO

Message from Professor Pam Thomas, CEO

Open letter to the community: I am preparing to retire over next summer and will be stepping down from my position at the Faraday Institution at the end of April 2024.

Dame Lynn Gladden and Venkat Srinivasan

New Board Members – July 2023

Distinguished leaders will help guide energy storage research programmes and future strategy

Shift to net-zero grid threatens dependence on China, warns battery tsar

Solar panels in sub-Saharan Africa

Faraday Institution to lead UK Government’s Ayrton Challenge on Energy Storage

Appointed to lead ACES under the UK Government’s £1 billion Ayrton Fund. UK international development funding for new energy storage research and development will support clean energy delivery in emerging economies.

Cells with wires coming out of them for testing

Two New Entrepreneurial Fellowships – Ionworks and Sention

The Faraday Institution is pleased to announce it has awarded a further two Entrepreneurial Fellowships, Ionworks and Sention.

An electrochemical simulation of active material utilisation within a realistic, X-ray CT-based, NMC622 electrode microstructure

£19 Million Committed to Battery Research

The Faraday Institution announces a £19 million investment in four key battery research projects aimed at delivering beneficial impact for the UK.

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Welcoming Co-investigators of New Research Areas

As part of the research project reshaping announced 5th September 2023 and as part of its ongoing efforts to drive impact in energy storage research new co-investigators have been selected in a competitive process.

Collage of 2023 Community Awards winners

Faraday Institution Community Awards 2023

Join us in celebrating members of the community who demonstrate excellence and behaviours in line with our mission and values – and who go above and beyond what would normally be expected.  

industrial scale slot die coater

Industry Fellowship Awarded Between University of Birmingham and UKBIC

Facilitating the sharing of knowledge in the areas of electrode slurry characterisation and modelling to improve predictions of the rheology of electrode slurries as they are scaled up

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